Will Portsmouths problems continue in tonights Carling Cup fixture?
August 9, 2010
Cash strapped Portsmouth hit the Championship with a bump when they recorded their first (presumably of many) loss of the season when they travelled up to the Midlands to face Coventry City at the Ricoh Arena and came away with a 2-0 defeat, neither side looked fantastic but Portsmouth’s lack of squad was obvious when new boss Steve Cotterill was only able to name 4 subs on the bench out of a possible 7, currently the Portsmouth side is down to just 18 eligible players.
Now Portsmouth must try to bounce back as they take on Stevenage tonight in the first round of Carling Cup, a loss tonight for last years FA Cup finalists could put Pompey fans in a disparate place for the rest of their season.
Stevenage v Portsmouth match odds
This will be the first time that these two clubs have ever faced each other, the last time Portsmouth were eliminated at this stage of the competition since they were beaten by Colchester in 2001.
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Cashback offer from Paddypower on the 4.30 from Southwell Racecourse
August 9, 2010
Today the cashback racing offer comes from Irish bookmaker Paddy Power who are offering losing punters the chance to get their cash back on the 4.30 handicap race from Southwell Racecourse. To take part in the offer if you back a horse that is beaten into second place by up to and including a neck in this race then Paddypower will kindly refund your losing single stake.
Click here to take advantage of the cash back offer from Paddy Power
The race is billed as a Ladbrokes.com handicap race and as such Ladbrokes are offering using the race to offer their guaranteed best prices, it is a class 3 race for 3 year olds and over and their will be 13 running over a distance of 7 furlongs in this race. In the field of runners that are five course distance winners all looking to claim the prize fund on offer but of the crowd the favourite is currently shared at odds of 5/1 with three runners Academy Blues, Esprit De Midas and The Confessor of the three we would go for The Confessor who won on his handicap debut.
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Will Norwich be triumphant in their return to the Championship?
August 6, 2010
The first game of the Npower Championship kicks off tonight between Norwich who gained promotion from League one and last years Championship strugglers Watford. Norwich will be looking for a good start to their Championship campaign but the opening result of last years opening match may be playing on their mind when they were humiliated by their 7-1 defeat by Colchester and they may have to do this without last years Supporters Player of the Year Grant Holt who is standing trial for a motoring offence in Shropshire.
In their last four games against each other at Carrow Road Norwich have only managed to win on one occasion but last year saw Grant Holt, Chris Martin and Wes Hoolahan excel in League One where all are expected to excel in this higher level.
Bookmakers Bet Fred are running a cash back offer on the game between these two sides if Norwich’s midfielder Wes Hoolahan scores the last goal of the game then Betfred will refund all losing correct score, first and last goal scorers as well as scorecast bets made on the game for you to use as a free bet.
Norwich v Watford match odds
Although Norwich have lost their opening game of the season for the last two seasons they are the favourites to win this fixture they will be facing an inexperienced Watford side.
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Could Coventry City be the dark horses to gain promotion to the Premier League?
August 5, 2010
The npower Championship starts in just two days but you do still have time to place an ante post bet on who will get promoted from the Championship to the Barclays Premiership. Of the teams that were relegated from the Premiership only Burnley look like they could gain automatic promotion the other two teams, Hull City and Portsmouth could be spending the first of many seasons in the Championship.
One of the teams that are looking to gain promotion have one of best cashback offers currently running on the Championship. The offer comes from the shirt sponsors of Nottingham Forest, the bookmakers Victor Chandler. If you place a bet on Forest to gain promotion and they fail to make the play offs then Victor Chandler will refund your losing stake, with Forest at odds of 9/4 for promotion this is almost like giving money away as they had a fantastic season last year ending up 3rd in the league but losing out to Blackpool in the play off final.
Championship Promotion odds
It looks like it could be another tight league and there are several teams hopingto be promoted to the Premiership which are all the usual suspects, if you fancy a flutter outside of the norm with higher odds we recommend that Coventry City could be the surprise of the season with odds of 40/1 to be promoted, they welcome back players Lee Carsley and Gary McSheffery into their fold and with their new manager Aidy Boothroyd behind it could be a good year for the Sky Blues.
- 7/4 – Middlesbrough
- 11/4 – QPR
- 11/4 – Burnley
- 9/2 – Sheffield United
- 4/1 – Leicester City
- 4/1 – Reading
- 9/4 – Nottingham Forest
- 9/2 – Bristol City
- 5/1 – Leeds
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Will Miss Venezuela win this years 2010 Miss Universe?
August 4, 2010
Move over Miss World this beauty competition looks at all the beautiful women that the whole Universe has to offer. The competition had taken a back stage to Miss World in previous years but it has been bolstered by its high caliber of contestants and artists that perform at the event and the fact that it is now backed by billionaire Donald Trump helps.
This year it will be hosted on August 23rd from the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas by rock star and front man of the multi platinum Poison and star of Rock of Love Bret Michaels and NBC television presenter Natalie Morales with musical performances from John Legend and Orianthi.
Last year we had thought that Miss Costa Rica was on to win the competition but in the end it went to Stefania Fernandez, from Venezuela, who won the title for Venezuela for the second year in succession and their sixth win overall can they make it three on the trot? Their contestant this year is sultry Marelisa Gibson who will have to deal with some stunning contestants including Rozanna Purcell from Ireland who is being hotly tipped at to win at odds of 10/1 by Irish bookmaker Paddy Power.
2010 Miss Universe contestants to look out for
Look out for among others Debora Lyra (Brazil), Natalia Navarro (Colombia), Jimena Navarrete (Mexico) and Irina Antonenko (Russia).
Miss Universe 2010 Outright Winner odds
This is such a tough competition as all the contestants are natural beauties, but after talking to the men in the office there was an resounding call for Miss Canada, Elena Semikina who is at odds of 16/1 with Paddy Power.
- 5/1 – Miss Philippines – Venus Raj
- 8/1 – Miss Colombia – Natalia Navarro
- 8/1 – Miss Mexico – Jimena Navarrete
- 10/1 – Miss Thailand – Fonthip Watcharatrakul
- 10/1 – Miss Ireland – Rozanna Purcell
- 10/1 – Miss Venezuela – Marelisa Gibson
- 10/1 – Miss USA – Rima Fakih
- 12/1 – Miss Indonesia – Qory Sandioriva
- 16/1 – Miss Canada – Elena Semikina
- 33/1 – Miss Great Britain – Tara Vaitiere Hoyos
- 50/1 – Miss Poland – Maria Nowakowska
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Paddy Power offering punters cash back on the opening day of the Premiership campaign
August 4, 2010
Its been a long break but we have had the fun of the 2010 FIFA World Cup2010 FIFA World Cup to keep our minds occupied and give us our football needs during the closed season but in just 10 days the season will be starting once again.
The internet bookmakers Paddypower hate to see a boring non scoring game and hates it more when their punters lose out due to a score bore, there is nothing worse than your correct score going to pot when neither team manages to score at least one goal! Therefore they will refund punters all losing correct score bets, first and last goal scorers and scorecast singles on any Premier League match on the opening day of the Premiership that ends 0-0.
Premier League 2010/11 Season
The offer from Paddy Power is open to all games kicking off on the 14th which will include Blackpools first Premiership game. As well as the above offer they will also refund all losing 4 folds and upwards if your bet was winning at half time but does not win by the final whistle.
- Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City
- Aston Villa v West Ham United
- Blackburn v Everton
- Bolton v Fulham
- Sunderland v Birmingham
- Wolverhampton Wanderers v Stoke
- Wigan Athletic v Blackpool
- Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion
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Wayne Rooney hotly tipped to be top goal scorer for the 2010/11 Premier League season
August 3, 2010
There are just over two weeks to go before the 2010/11 Premier League season kicks off and the bookmakers Paddypower are offering punters the chance to double the odds offered on any Premier League player they back should that player go on to win the top goal scorer accolade of the Premiership and by scoring more than 30 goals in the process.
Last years top goal scorer was Chelsea’s Didier Drogba who managed to knock in 29 goals he was closely followed by Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney who had a great run of form towards the end of the season.
Premier League Top Goal scorer
The top ten potential goal scorers according to Paddy Power, it is quite telling that out of the ten, three are Chelsea players, making them one of the most feared strike forces in the Premier League and the favourite to win the Barclays Premier League 2010/11 season.
- 9/2 – Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
- 9/2 – Fernando Torres (Liverpool)
- 11/2 – Didier Drogba (Chelsea)
- 10/1 – Robin Van Persie (Arsenal)
- 12/1 – Carlos Tevez (Manchester City)
- 18/1 – Darren Bent (Sunderland)
- 18/1 – Jermaine Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur)
- 20/1 – Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea)
- 25/1 – Emmanuel Adebayor (Manchester City)
- 25/1 – Frank Lampard (Chelsea)
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Red Cape is the favourite for the 3.45 from Ripon Racecourse
August 2, 2010
The 3.45 race from Ripon Racecourse is the Armstrong Memorial Handicap is a class 3 race for horses that are aged 3 years and over. The race is set to feature 12 runners over the short distance of 6 furlongs with the going for the course set to good to firm.
It is another week and another cash back offer from internet bookmakers Paddy Power. For this race they will refund punters their losing single stake if your horse finishes in second place and is beaten by and up to including a neck.
The favourite for this race according to bookmakers Paddy Power is Red Cape who is at odds of 4/1, the second favourite is currently shared between Kellys Eye and Midnight Martini who are both at odds of 5/1. The freebetsblog.com tip for this race is Sioux Rising who is at long odds of 20/1 but could be looking to get back into form and worthy of an each way bet.
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Win a VIP box to watch the Republic of Ireland take on Argentina
August 2, 2010
How do you fancy watching a game of football between the Republic of Ireland and Argentina at the 50,000 seater Aviva Stadium in Dublin? The game will be the stadiums inaugural international match and it will also be the Argentineans first game since their defeat in the 2010 World Cup against Germany where they were well and truly beaten by an impressive 4-0 score line.
As the official bookmaker to the Irish team Boylesports are offering the chance for you to use a VIP box at the stadium for you and 10 friends on Wednesday, 11th August where you will be able to see some of the finest footballers in modern history including Lionel Messi and Carlos Tevez.
To be in with a chance of winning all you need to do is place ANY bet with Boylesports before 9th August 2010 and send an email to comps@boylesports.com and quote “Argentina” in the subject line and then in the body text your name, account number and very importantly a contact number so we can notify you if you are the lucky winner.
Also up for grabs as a runners up prize are 10 tickets to the game in the “normal peoples area”, head over to Boylesports to read full terms and conditions of entry.
Click here if you do not yet have a Boylesports account and want the chance to win a VIP box
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